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Definitions for Contest
[1] a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
[2] struggle for victory or superiority.
[3] strife in argument; dispute; controversy: Their marriage was marred by perpetual contest.
[4] to struggle or fight for, as in battle.
[5] to argue against; dispute: to contest a controversial question; to contest a will.
[6] to call in question: They contested his right to speak.
[7] to contend for in rivalry.
[8] to dispute; contend; compete.
[9] a formal game or match in which two or more people, teams, etc, compete and attempt to win
[10] a struggle for victory between opposing forces or interests
[11] (tr) to try to disprove; call in question
[12] (when intr, foll by with or against ) to fight, dispute, or contend (with) contest an election
Words related to Contest
discussion, tournament, trial, game, sport, meeting, challenge, match, brawl, action, conflict, battle, rivalry, debate, encounter, oppose, litigate, contend, defend, compete
Words nearby Contest
contentious, contentive, contentment, conterminous, contessa, contest, contestant, contestation, context, context of situation, contextomy
Origin of Contest
1595–1605; (v.) < Latin contestāri to call to witness (in a lawsuit), equivalent to con- con- + testārī to testify, derivative of testis witness; (noun) derivative of the v., or < French conteste
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Other words from Contest
con·test·a·ble , adjective
con·test·a·ble·ness , noun
con·test·a·bly , adverb
con·test·er , noun
con·test·ing·ly , adverb
pre·con·test , verb (used with object)
pre·con·test , noun
re·con·test , verb
sub·con·test , noun
su·per·con·test , noun
su·per·con·test , verb (used with object)
un·con·test·a·ble , adjective
un·con·test·a·bly , adverb
un·con·test·ed , adjective
un·con·test·ed·ly , adverb
well-con·test·ed , adjective
Word origin for Contest
C16: from Latin contestārī to introduce a lawsuit, from testis witness
Synonyms for Contest
challenge, discussion, game, match, meeting, sport, tournament, trial, meet, proving, testing, trying, concours, rencounter